Tips for students:
Be in school every day.
When you miss school, you miss lectures, notes, class discussions,
homework explanations, assignments, quizzes and tests.
Set yourself realistic short and long term goals. Short term
goals are goals that you can achieve within days or weeks; long
term goals are goals that may take weeks, months or possibly years.
Making an "A" on your next Science test could be a short term goal,
whereas majoring in Biology when you go to college might be one
of your long term goals.
Get involved in school activities. There are many clubs and
after school activities at Piccowaxen that a student may enjoy being
a part of. These activities will allow you to spend more time with
your friends and meet new people, try something new, relieve stress,
further develop your skills and talents, and to just have more fun.
Doing your best to get along with
your parents will make life in middle school much more enjoyable.
During middle school there will
be many times where you and your parents will disagree. Here are
some points to remember to help reduce those times:
- Know that your parents care
about you and that sometimes when you're out with your
friends, they worry about you.
- Talk to your parents about
what's happening in school and about what you and your
friends are doing. If you let them in on what's going
on in your life, they are less likely to feel like you're
hiding things from them. Telling them the simplest thing
like, "today I got a B on my Social Studies quiz", could
make all the difference in the world.
- If you've done something
wrong, don't lie about it. Admit what you have done and
accept the consequences. Your parents will be a long more
understanding if you tell them the truth. If you lie,
you may start to loose their trust.
- Always tell your parents
where you are going and when you will be home. Check in
with them often. It is a dangerous world at times and
your parents worry, checking in will help your parents
feel more at ease.
- Never be disrespectful to
your parents.
- Communication is the key
to having a good relationship with your parents. If there
is something you need or want, or if you have a problem
of any kind, tell your parents. They are not mind readers;
you have to help them understand what you need from them.
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- "Try to be nice to everyone. If
you do this, then you will have a ton of friends."
- "Take your grades seriously, but
don't let your life revolve around an A."
- "Focus on your schoolwork, and
if you don't understand something, ask for help."
- "Don't follow the crowd - people
will like you better if you are not afraid to be you."
- "Get involved in activities, even
if you don't think you're that good. You don't have to be good
at something to have fun."
- "Be organized. You'll save lots
of time, and you won't always be stressed out because you forgot
something."
- "Don't worry about how 'popular'
someone is. If you like them, then hang out with them."
- "Don't be too hard on yourself.
Everyone does stupid things in middle school - just forget about
it and move on."
- "Concentrate on doing well
in your classes, and don't get caught up in the school drama."
- "Have fun - middle school goes
really fast."
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